About the Dynamic Content set of the Objects palette

GoLive defines two objects that support dynamic content: the Content Source object and the Container object. These two objects must be created using the Dynamic Content set of the Objects palette. In addition, GoLive lets you set dynamic behaviors for a number of existing HTML objects. All these are grouped for your convenience on the Dynamic Content set of the Objects palette.You can also create them by using the Basic or Form sets of the Object palette and then setting dynamic binding properties in the Dynamic Bindings palette.

Content Source

Serves as a query of a data source defined for the site. Once placed in the head section of a page, the content source appears in the Dynamic Bindings palette along with a list of fields that you can use to create bindings. (See Understanding content sources.)

Container

Lets you set conditions or repetitive display for any placeholders created in it. The next two objects available in the Dynamic Content set of the Objects palette are variations of the Container object with various options preset for you.

Hide Content

Shows or hides its dynamic content depending on conditions you set. (See Creating conditional regions.)

Repeat Content

Used for repetitive display of dynamic content bound to any placeholders created in it. It repeats its content once for every record in a content source. (See Using repeat cells.)

Repeat Rows

Used to display dynamic content in a vertical orientation. New rows are created for each record in the content source. (See Using repeat rows.)

Repeat Cells

Used to display dynamic content in a horizontal orientation. New cells are created from left to right, as needed. (See Using repeat cells.)

Show Next Record

Inserts a link to the same page and displays the next record in the recordset. Used on a page displaying a record in a recordset. (See Creating navigation buttons.)

Show Previous Record

Inserts a link to the same page and displays the previous record in the recordset. Used on a page displaying a record in a recordset. (See Creating navigation buttons.)

Show Details of Current Record

Inserts a link to a page that displays more information about the current record. This page must have a content source with the same name, and should display a single record. Specify the destination page using the Link tab in the Inspector. (See Creating navigation buttons.)

Bound Image

Inserts a bound image. You select a content source and field, which will be used as the URL to the image. This object also lets you bind the image Alt text to a value stored in your database. (See Using dynamic images.)

Submit Action

Inserts a form Submit button. This and all the remaining objects in this table are used in forms. (See Using dynamic content in forms and database updates for this and the following items in the table.)

Button Action

Inserts a generic button for which you can set an action.

Image Action

Inserts an image for which you can set an action.

Bound Label

Inserts a Label object that can be quickly bound to a field in a content source.

Bound Text Field

Inserts a Text Field object that can be quickly bound to a field in a content source.

Bound Password

Inserts a Password object that can be quickly bound to a field in a content source.

Bound Text Area

Inserts a Text Area object that can be quickly bound to a field in a content source.

Bound Checkbox

Inserts a checkbox already set to be bound to a content source.

Bound Radio Button

Inserts a radio button already set to be bound to a content source.

Bound Popup

Inserts a Popup object that can be quickly bound to a field in an available content source. Used to create pop-up menu that is automatically populated with data from a content source.

Bound List Box

Inserts a List Box object that can be quickly bound to a field in an available content source. Used to create a list box that is automatically populated with data from a content source.

Note: Bound Popup and Bound List Box do not have Construct Dynamically set. You can set it, but you can also use these objects to bind statically created lists to a database field.

Bound Hidden

Inserts a Hidden form field that can be bound to a content source field.